At the end of each semester… a few students ask:

• I am interested in learning more about Python. What resources do you recommend?

• I am interested in leaning more about {topic or tool}. Where should I start?

• What should I do to prepare for next semester?

These are the types of questions you should ask at the end of every course. I enjoy answering these types of questions.

1 Workshops & Whirlwind Introductions

I have given a few colloquium/seminar/workshop talks. Two of these workshops focused on Python:

• Python Workshop I

  • The recording is accessible at https://drive.google.com/file/d/14iuK3ZW1Ls-sOcxnokd8EfR5i4bHk0mE/view
  • The materials are available at https://git-community.cs.odu.edu/tkennedy/python-workshop/-/wikis/Python-Workshop.

• Python Workshop II

  • You can access the recording at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jm_NCobxXVOKvcv2iyf6XL1wJgW-uXK5/view?usp=sharing.
  • The workshop materials can be found at https://git-community.cs.odu.edu/tkennedy/python-workshop/-/wikis/Python-Workshop-2.

• Rust Workshop

  • The recording is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMF3K0gmTF7T_9mxQIqPiI3WUQfmpRx_/view.
  • The materials can be found at https://git-community.cs.odu.edu/tkennedy/rust-workshop/-/wikis/Rust-Workshop.

2 Books

I enjoy reading programming books. A few of my favorite books include:

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition.
• Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python
• Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition
• Python One-Liners
• Real-World Python
• Serious Python

3 Tools

There are quite a few tools. One of the most valuable is Git.

3.1 Git

On March 3, 2020 ACM-W and the Computer Science Graduate Student Society held a Git Workshop.

The presentation included:

1. discussions on how git allows code history to be examined.
2. how to set up an example git repository using the command line (i.e., terminal).

This is probably the first time you are working with git. I recommend you take some time to:

1. Read through the presentation materials.
2. Watch the recording.